Personification

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it's a metaphor A way ofputting apicture oran idea insomeoneelse's head ('putting a picture insomeone's head' is also a metaphor) Don't panic!I'm not reallyon fire! here are some more metaphors... sloth = lazy or slowNOT 'cute and fluffy' old goat pig sloth snake beast loanshark cow bullish weasel mouse louse rat bird whale personification is a type of metaphorwhere animals or objectsare given human qualities table legs armchair head of the table foot of the bed sunlight danced on the water night crept over the earth the wind whistled through the trees body parts actions emotions the storm raged, furiously the trees clustered fearfully together soft, inviting sands Personification is very similar to Anthropomorphism In this, animals are given human qualities, usually in children's cartoons or stories oh, and those people who think their pets are people Think Beatrix Potter, Walt Disney, Aesop (Aesop's Fables, the hare and the tortoise, etc) and the child having a screaming fit because someonepulled the arm off their teddy bear. 'The world is grown so bad that wrens make prey where eagles dare not perch' (Richard III) 'the smallest worm will turn,being trodden on' (Henry III) this gives us the phrase the worm has turned Shakespeare had a go at usingpersonification... and you might have heard of the Grim Reaper, but haveno idea of what reaping is reaping = cutting down or harvesting wheat(not with scissors), but with a scythe... The Grim Reaper does notharvest wheat, he harvestspeople. The Grim Reaper =the personification ofDeath. Reaping = harvesting Other abstract ideas arepersonified in a similar way Time waits for no manFortune favours the boldA worshipper of Beauty remember me? and these other examples ofpersonification? well, there's more... Both of Shakespeare's metaphors:wrens taking the place of eaglesand the lowly worm that turnsand fights, describe somethingturned upside down. if you want to learn more about the MAGICAL world of metaphors, see like this! Metaphor II What ispersonification? type of Some ideas are difficultto get hold of, so weturn them into a person.e.g. the personificationof Death, or Time. Hello!